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Fabulous Charpentier Foundry Gilt Ormolu Cased 8 Day French Striking Clock Made Specially for Thos Agnew & Sons.

Name: Fabulous Charpentier Foundry Gilt Ormolu Cased 8 Day French Striking Clock Made Specially for Thos Agnew & Sons.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA640959
Price: 1450 GBP
Availability: InStock

19th century

For Sale by Heydays Antiques

Description

This is a Fabulous 8 Day Bell Striking Mantle Clock.

The Ormolu Case with Grey Marble was made by the Charpentier Foundy and Specially made for Thomas Agnew & Sons. It is thought in Brian Loomes “Watchmakers and Clockmakers” book that the Manchester (Lancs) based Clockmakers (who established themselves in 1874 ) also established themselves in Paris Circa 1880 retailing Top Quality French Clocks.

The Enamel Dial is Signed “Thos Agnew & Sons” and the Back of the Dial is Engraved “Charpentier A Paris, Ft Pour Thos Agnew & Sons and Stamped S Marti & Cie (who made the Clock Movement) Medaille De Bronze. Cast with Fruit Foliage, Vitruvian & Other Freize Ornament, Surmounted by an Urn Finial over Finely Scrolled Flanks, on a Stepped Plinth & Button Feet.

The 8 Day Movement is in Good & Full Antique Working Condition Keeping Good Time & Striking the Hours and Half on a Crisp Clear Bell. This is a substantial clock weighing in at over 12Kg.

Height 18in or 46cm

Please email or phone Robert on 07899058752 to Arrange Viewing or Discuss Shipping.

Physical Dimensions

Height

48cm (18.90")

Width

32cm (12.60")

Depth

16cm (6.30")

Declaration

Heydays Antiques has dated this French Ormolu Mantel Clock to the 1880s.

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SA640959

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Description

This is a Fabulous 8 Day Bell Striking Mantle Clock.

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The Ormolu Case with Grey Marble was made by the Charpentier Foundy and Specially made for Thomas Agnew & Sons.

Heydays Antiques

It is thought in Brian Loomes “Watchmakers and Clockmakers” book that the Manchester (Lancs) based Clockmakers (who established themselves in 1874 ) also established themselves in Paris Circa 1880 retailing Top Quality French Clocks.

fig 1. A 19th-century French Neoclassical gilt bronze and green marble mantel clock featuring an urn finial and white enamel dial. — fig 1. Fabulous Charpentier Foundry Gilt Ormolu Cased 8 Day French Striking Clock Made Specially for Thos Agnew & Sons.

The Enamel Dial is Signed “Thos Agnew & Sons” and the Back of the Dial is Engraved “Charpentier A Paris, Ft Pour Thos Agnew & Sons and Stamped S Marti & Cie (who made the Clock Movement) Medaille De Bronze. Cast with Fruit Foliage, Vitruvian & Other Freize Ornament, Surmounted by an Urn Finial over Finely Scrolled Flanks, on a Stepped Plinth & Button Feet.

fig 2. A 19th-century French Neoclassical gilt bronze and green marble mantel clock featuring an urn finial and white enamel dial. — fig 2. Fabulous Charpentier Foundry Gilt Ormolu Cased 8 Day French Striking Clock Made Specially for Thos Agnew & Sons.

The 8 Day Movement is in Good & Full Antique Working Condition Keeping Good Time & Striking the Hours and Half on a Crisp Clear Bell. This is a substantial clock weighing in at over 12Kg.

Height 18in or 46cm

Please email or phone Robert on 07899058752 to Arrange Viewing or Discuss Shipping.

Physical Dimensions

Height

48cm (18.90")

Width

32cm (12.60")

Depth

16cm (6.30")

Date of Manufacture

Heydays Antiques has dated this French Ormolu Mantel Clock to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA640959

Dealers Internal Ref

Vvo#

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A 19th-century French Neoclassical gilt bronze and green marble mantel clock featuring an urn finial and white enamel dial. View IX

A French ormolu mantel clock is a decorative 18th or 19th-century timepiece crafted with a mercury-gilded bronze case designed to rest upon a fireplace mantel or console table.

These timepieces were typically constructed using gilt bronze (ormolu), cast brass movements, white enamel or hand-painted dials, and bases carved from coloured marble or onyx.

Authentic pieces usually feature heavy mercury gilding, hand-engraved movement stamps or foundry marks on the backplate, white enamel dials with Roman numerals, and steel wire or silk suspension movements.

Position the clock as a focal piece on a marble fireplace mantelpiece, dining room sideboard, or entryway console table flanked by understated contemporary ceramics or glass to balance the detailed gilding.

Clean the gilt bronze using only a soft dry brush to remove dust, avoiding abrasive chemicals, and have the mechanical movement serviced by a professional horologist every five to seven years.

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